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Great resignation rocks industry as bounce-rates increase

Great resignation rocks industry as bounce-rates increase

    69.4% of marketers have seen email bounce-rates increase over the past two years, causing databases to become out of dat..

Exclusive: Europe ready for Baltics emergency switch-off from Russian grid

Exclusive: Europe ready for Baltics emergency switch-off from Russian grid

By Andrius Sytas and Marek Strzelecki VILNIUS/WARSAW (Reuters) – European grid operators are ready to implement immediately a lo..

Plan for digital health and social care will help alleviate staffing pressures across the NHS

Plan for digital health and social care will help alleviate staffing pressures across the NHS

  The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has welcomed the plan for digital health and social care announced t..

Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine as West pledges enduring support

Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine as West pledges enduring support

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russian forces struck targets in the Mykolaiv region of southern Ukraine on Wednesday and int..

NATO deal with Turkey greeted with caution and concern in Sweden

NATO deal with Turkey greeted with caution and concern in Sweden

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden and Finland took a step closer to joining the NATO military alliance after Turkey’s decision ..

Doctors, bankers protest ‘impossible situation’ as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

Doctors, bankers protest ‘impossible situation’ as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the ..

New documentary ‘The Princess’ immerses audiences in Diana’s story

New documentary ‘The Princess’ immerses audiences in Diana’s story

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-nominated director Ed Perkins trawled through hundreds of hours of footage of Princess..

U.S. abortion ruling ignites legal battles over state bans

U.S. abortion ruling ignites legal battles over state bans

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Battles over abortion shifted to state courts on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the ..

Eye wonder – a peek into the biology of our peepers

Eye wonder – a peek into the biology of our peepers

  By Optometrist Nabila Jones from Optegra Eye Sciences Eyes really are a feat of evolution. They enable us to see tiny specks an..

Ento Capital wins prestigious award in the 2022 Global Banking & Finance Awards®

Ento Capital wins prestigious award in the 2022 Global Banking & Finance Awards®

Ento Capital Management Ltd (Ento Capital) a trusted adviser in asset management, investment banking and private equity has won the 2..

Starboard Hotels Shines Bright with Infor

Starboard Hotels Shines Bright with Infor

    Leading UK independent hotel operator incorporates in-depth competitor analysis in its revenue management with Infor EzR..

Open University to focus on societal challenges that concern young people – with research on sustainability, inequality and health and wellbeing highlighted   

Open University to focus on societal challenges that concern young people – with research on sustainability, inequality and health and wellbeing highlighted   

  The Open University has surveyed 4,300 young adults from across all 4 Nations of the UK to find out what societal challenges co..

Women in Engineering Day 2022: Tech leaders come together to reimagine the role of women in engineering

Women in Engineering Day 2022: Tech leaders come together to reimagine the role of women in engineering

  By:  Secondmind, Sopra Steria, Amelia, Grayce, Automata and Rackspace . The age-old problem of encouraging diversity across the..

UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7

UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7

LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring food prices pushed British consumer price inflation to a 40-year high of 9.1% last month, the highest..

Spain readies new tax on electric utilities’ profits

Spain readies new tax on electric utilities’ profits

MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish government is readying a new tax on electricity utilities’ profits, which have been boosted by ene..

Sponsors Announced for Biggest Ever Summer School for Data Leaders

Sponsors Announced for Biggest Ever Summer School for Data Leaders

  Headline sponsor, Collibra, joins IBM, Corndel and The Data Shed for fifth year of school London, United Kingdom – 17  June 202..

Employers Failing to Support Workers During Cost-of-Living Crisis

Employers Failing to Support Workers During Cost-of-Living Crisis

  Only 12% believe employers are effectively supporting their financial wellbeing 15th June 2022, London – New research fro..

London Stock Exchange pours cold water on merging listing segments

London Stock Exchange pours cold water on merging listing segments

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Compressing Britain’s two company listing segments to attract more tech firms could put an..

Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day

Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Negotiations at the World Trade Organization aimed at clinching deals on food security, fishing and va..

Central banks opt for shock and awe to tame inflation

Central banks opt for shock and awe to tame inflation

LONDON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve has just delivered its biggest interest rate rise in over a quarter of a century and even..

EXTREME HEAT WARNING: WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY ON EMPLOYEE RIGHTS DURING HOT WEATHER?

EXTREME HEAT WARNING: WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY ON EMPLOYEE RIGHTS DURING HOT WEATHER?

  THE Met Office has issued a level two heat-health alert for large parts of southern and central England – with temperatures exp..

How will the ECB contain fragmentation risk in euro area bond markets?

How will the ECB contain fragmentation risk in euro area bond markets?

By Yoruk Bahceli, Dhara Ranasinghe and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) – As the European Central Bank rushes to exit stimulus a..

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

By Maya Gebeily and Aziz Taher HOULA, Lebanon (Reuters) – In a remote village in southern Lebanon, Qassem Shreim crouched low to..

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

By Elizabeth Piper and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Britain published plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trad..

Oil rises on tight supplies; trade choppy on demand worries

Oil rises on tight supplies; trade choppy on demand worries

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday in a session of volatile trade, as tight global supplies outwe..

Inflation fears grip markets as bonds, stocks plunge

Inflation fears grip markets as bonds, stocks plunge

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks and government bonds extended a bruising sell-off on Monday and the dollar..

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain set out its first national food strategy on Monday, focused on increasing domestic output of some produce to..

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

PARIS (Reuters) -French sugar and ethanol maker Cristal Union promised farmers high prices for their 2023 sugar beet harvest in a bid ..

Kaloscope’s Metaverse Guarantees Green With NFTrees

Kaloscope’s Metaverse Guarantees Green With NFTrees

  By Magnus Meretric Thirty-five percent of graduates are ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ fearful of the climate crisis today due to record..

Healthy Eating Week 2022 – Supporting healthy eating in your workplace

Healthy Eating Week 2022 – Supporting healthy eating in your workplace

  By Elizabeth Simon, BABCP Accredited Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer Deputy Clinical Lead at Onebright  Between the 13th and ..

Volvo CE first in the world to deliver construction machine built using fossil-free steel to customer

Volvo CE first in the world to deliver construction machine built using fossil-free steel to customer

In the latest step on its path toward carbon neutrality, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) becomes the first manufacturer to del..

18,000 voices, 41 countries, and 72 microfinance institutions: 60 Decibels unveils definitive assessment of microfinance’s social impact

18,000 voices, 41 countries, and 72 microfinance institutions: 60 Decibels unveils definitive assessment of microfinance’s social impact

88% of microfinance borrowers agree their quality of life has improved. 34% say quality of life is “very much improved” 73% of borrow..

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

(Reuters) – Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife aft..

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

(Reuters) – Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife aft..

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Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs of a tight labo..

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs..

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

By Brenda Goh and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai residents’ relief over the easing of a two-month COVID-19 lockdo..